JAZZ/BLUES/REGGAE: Location: 828 N Highland Ave Telephone: (404) 873-BLUE Clientele: Young/Mature Adult Format: Blues Calendar: Live Entertainment Mon – Sat Cover/Minimum: Yes/No Dress: Casual/Classy URL: www.blindwilliesblues.com omments: Named after Atlanta’s most renowned blues star, “Blind Willie” McTell, Blind Willie’s looks and feels like everything a blues club should be. The building dates back to the …
Gospel, Blues and Jazz Pioneers: Early Twentieth Century, Harlem Renaissance and Beyond African slaves brought many skills with them during their unwilling journey to America; i.e., their knowledge of agriculture, culinary techniques, metallurgy and other crafts to name just a few. African Slaves also “came to America with the syncopated rhythms and melodies of Africa. …
he Historic Hippodrome Theater and W L Taylor Mansion are located in Richmond’s Jackson Ward Historic District. This historic neighborhood was the center of African American commerce, arts and entertainment during the early 20th Century. Renowned architect James Langsford, also described as the Architect of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, was one of several …